Threat Pulse 62High
Korea: former pentester used ARTEX AI to steal 8.2 million records; first arrest for generative-AI attacks
Severity 6ResolvedconfirmedCredentials and personal dataAI-related

A former penetration tester used the ARTEX AI tool to steal about 8.2 million records and demanded about 42 million yen; Korean police call it the first arrest of a group using generative AI for cyberattacks.

· 9 days ago · bleepingcomputer.com
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@BleepinComputerverifiedOct 26, 21:08 UTC

Former pentester used ARTEX AI to steal 8.2 million data records

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@m_kumagaiverifiedOct 27, 16:32 UTC

生成AI悪用しサイバー攻撃、犯罪グループ初摘発　800万件超える個人情報盗み出し4200万円要求し脅したか　韓国(FNNプライムオンライン（フジテレビ系）) #Yahooニュース

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